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Rear Admiral Alan B. Shepard, Jr., of the United States Navy, was a naval officer and astronaut who became the first American in space on 5, 1961, later commanded Apollo 14 from January 31 to February 9, 1971, and walked on the moon on February 5, 1971.
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